For the backstory that determined the television license competition that was finally abolished by the State Council and his participation in the businessman’s competition Christou Kalogritsathe shipowner and the issuer stated in their testimony, Evangelos Marinakis.

Mr. Marinakis referred to the events of his meeting with Christos Kalogritsa before the Special Court when the then minister asked him Nikos Pappas accept it and to it facilitates finances to be able to collect the first installment to take part in the tender for television licenses.

The witness reported that “morally and politically» At that time, it was wrong for the government to look for a channel of its own influence through Christos Kalogritsa, but he expressed the opinion that the tender process developed without violations and, in essence, it was the right decision, since, in his opinion, only four channels work stably.

“Mr. Pappas made an appointment for me to see Mr. Kalogritsa. Mr. Pappas and Mr. Tsipras felt it right to help Mr. Kalogritsa get a frequency and put their own people like Mr. Arvanitis in charge of the station and thus have an average friendly neighbor for their SYRIZA party. I believe that in a democracy, the government and the political party should not behave in this way. In the past there was KKEwho was announced to have a medium and the world knew that he was theirs and that it was clear and stated from the beginning. This is clear, and everyone knows from the very beginning who to listen to and who to read.”